# PC RAM upgrade **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-Topic / Lounge\ **Tags:** upgrade, ram, windows\ **Created:** [October 1, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957 "2013-10-01T15:44:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DeanOakley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/deanoakley/32/15396_2.png) [@DeanOakley](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DeanOakley)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/1 "2013-10-01T15:44:23Z")
**PC RAM upgrade** Hello. I recently upgrade to Windows 8 getting along with it okay, just wondering if a RAM upgrade is needed? Current specs are as follows: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit, Intel Core2 CPU 4300 @ 1.80GHz, 2GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT. Using Ableton and haven’t experienced any problems as yet but I’m not using any VSTs or anything yet. If I was to upgrade, it would be to this: [http://www.ebuyer.com/190905-crucial-4gb-2x2gb-ddr2-1066mhz-memory-kit-cl7-1-8v-unbuffered-non-ecc-ct2kit25664aa1067](http://www.ebuyer.com/190905-crucial-4gb-2x2gb-ddr2-1066mhz-memory-kit-cl7-1-8v-unbuffered-non-ecc-ct2kit25664aa1067) Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![deevey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/deevey/32/10758_2.png) [@deevey](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/deevey)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/2 "2013-10-01T16:15:50Z")
> [@DeanOakley](#): > > I recently upgrade to Windows 8 getting along with it okay, just wondering if a RAM upgrade is needed? > > Thanks. Yes ---
**Author:** ![Daily\_Crisis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/daily_crisis/32/15454_2.png) [@Daily\_Crisis](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Daily_Crisis)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/3 "2013-10-01T17:41:16Z")
4GB RAM is absolutely essential for any type of system in my opinion. I take it you know what you’re doing if you’re to see if your motherboard can take this RAM and also to install it, right? ---
**Author:** ![iqdodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e9c0ed/32.png) [@iqdodge](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/iqdodge)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/4 "2013-10-01T21:58:34Z")
Also, 1.8GHz is not enough for dual core in MY opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Daily\_Crisis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/daily_crisis/32/15454_2.png) [@Daily\_Crisis](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Daily_Crisis)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/5 "2013-10-01T22:50:21Z")
> [@iqdodge](#): > > Also, 1.8GHz is not enough for dual core in MY opinion. Most definitely. 4 year old laptops won’t even have that any more. ---
**Author:** ![Daily\_Crisis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/daily_crisis/32/15454_2.png) [@Daily\_Crisis](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Daily_Crisis)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/6 "2013-10-01T22:50:55Z")
If anything you’ll need to upgrade your entire computer. ---
**Author:** ![DeanOakley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/deanoakley/32/15396_2.png) [@DeanOakley](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DeanOakley)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/7 "2013-10-02T07:55:49Z")
Yeah, I know enough to get by. I actually put this PC together myself so upgrading isn’t too much hassle. What CPU would you recommend? ---
**Author:** ![Daily\_Crisis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/daily_crisis/32/15454_2.png) [@Daily\_Crisis](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Daily_Crisis)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/8 "2013-10-02T09:04:05Z")
Intel i3, i5, i7 if you’ve got a strict budget then go for AMD Athlon, FX Series etc. Also you need to change the motherboard 🙂 I can recommend some if you like; which also may lead changing your RAM. ---
**Author:** ![DeanOakley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/deanoakley/32/15396_2.png) [@DeanOakley](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DeanOakley)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/9 "2013-10-02T09:15:36Z")
The i3 is looking like it could certainly fit my budget, this one in particular: [http://www.ebuyer.com/447252-core-i3-3210-3-20ghz-3m-lga-1155-box-bx80637i33210](http://www.ebuyer.com/447252-core-i3-3210-3-20ghz-3m-lga-1155-box-bx80637i33210) If you could recommend a mobo that would be good, I’m okay putting the things together physically but actually matching them so they’re compatible is another thing. ---
**Author:** ![Daily\_Crisis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/daily_crisis/32/15454_2.png) [@Daily\_Crisis](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Daily_Crisis)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/10 "2013-10-02T09:28:14Z")
Yep looks good mate, cheap on Ebuyer too. Might as well get this a whole .10GHz more and for some reason cheaper [http://www.ebuyer.com/393554-intel-core-i3-3220-3-10ghz-skt1155-3mb-cache-boxed-bx80637i33220?utm\_source=google&utm\_medium=products&gclid=CICC\_unp97kCFVIPtAod1HoAYQ](http://www.ebuyer.com/393554-intel-core-i3-3220-3-10ghz-skt1155-3mb-cache-boxed-bx80637i33220?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=CICC_unp97kCFVIPtAod1HoAYQ). Not sure what budget you are on the mobo but I’ll just throw some out there.. Also is your case ATX or mATX? [http://www.ebuyer.com/351598-gigabyte-ga-z77-d3h-socket-1155-vga-dvi-hdmi-8-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-ga-z77-d3h?utm\_source=google&utm\_medium=products&gclid=CLq-wd\_q97kCFVMQtAodxU8A7w](http://www.ebuyer.com/351598-gigabyte-ga-z77-d3h-socket-1155-vga-dvi-hdmi-8-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-ga-z77-d3h?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=CLq-wd_q97kCFVMQtAodxU8A7w) ---
**Author:** ![DeanOakley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/deanoakley/32/15396_2.png) [@DeanOakley](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DeanOakley)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/11 "2013-10-02T09:45:29Z")
This is the case that I have: [http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2479#sp](http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2479#sp) ---
**Author:** ![Daily\_Crisis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/daily_crisis/32/15454_2.png) [@Daily\_Crisis](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Daily_Crisis)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/12 "2013-10-02T10:01:20Z")
These are good motherboards, your case will fit these: > **[ee-store](https://ee.co.uk/ee-store?source=eestore&intcam=con_ee_dg_ee_web_marketplace_eestoreredirects_cid-na_2025-09-04)** > > We've brought EE Store and ee.co.uk together to offer you the best of tech and gaming. Find out more, shop our range of tech and manage your account. [http://www.kikatek.com/P271406/B75MA-E33-MSI-B75MA-E33-Motherboard-Core?source=froogle&gclid=CJ32pO7x97kCFQ\_LtAoddDwAfQ](http://www.kikatek.com/P271406/B75MA-E33-MSI-B75MA-E33-Motherboard-Core?source=froogle&gclid=CJ32pO7x97kCFQ_LtAoddDwAfQ) [http://www.ebuyer.com/386271-gigabyte-ga-z77-ds3h-socket-1155-vga-dvi-hdmi-7-1-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-ga-z77-ds3h?utm\_source=google&utm\_medium=products&gclid=COfcmIPy97kCFVDItAodKSoAnQ](http://www.ebuyer.com/386271-gigabyte-ga-z77-ds3h-socket-1155-vga-dvi-hdmi-7-1-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-ga-z77-ds3h?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=COfcmIPy97kCFVDItAodKSoAnQ) > **[ee-store](https://ee.co.uk/ee-store?source=eestore&intcam=con_ee_dg_ee_web_marketplace_eestoreredirects_cid-na_2025-09-04)** > > We've brought EE Store and ee.co.uk together to offer you the best of tech and gaming. Find out more, shop our range of tech and manage your account. [http://www.ebuyer.com/522626-msi-lga1155-intel-z77-4-ddr3-gbe-lan-usb3-0-atx-motherboard-z77a-g45-gaming?utm\_source=google&utm\_medium=products&gclid=CL6P\_rDy97kCFYyWtAod1T8AFA](http://www.ebuyer.com/522626-msi-lga1155-intel-z77-4-ddr3-gbe-lan-usb3-0-atx-motherboard-z77a-g45-gaming?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=CL6P_rDy97kCFYyWtAod1T8AFA) ---
**Author:** ![DeanOakley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/deanoakley/32/15396_2.png) [@DeanOakley](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DeanOakley)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/13 "2013-10-02T11:42:27Z")
Cool, thanks for your help! So will the RAM I originally posted still work with all of those motherboards? ---
**Author:** ![Daily\_Crisis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/daily_crisis/32/15454_2.png) [@Daily\_Crisis](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Daily_Crisis)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/14 "2013-10-02T13:50:22Z")
> [@DeanOakley](#): > > Cool, thanks for your help! > > So will the RAM I originally posted still work with all of those motherboards? No. You will need DDR3 RAM, which is cheaper! Go for Corsair really good and cheap RAM 😃 I’m glad I was of some help. If you have any questions, feel free to ask 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![deevey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/deevey/32/10758_2.png) [@deevey](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/deevey)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/15 "2013-10-02T14:26:49Z")
> [@](#): > > AMD Athlon, FX Series etc Just FYI - if you decide to update your rig read up on the issues people have with AMD processors and Audio software first I’d stick with intel. ---
**Author:** ![makar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/fbc32d/32.png) [@makar1](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/makar1)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/16 "2013-10-02T14:42:20Z")
Maybe a Haswell processor? That way you aren’t buying an outdated motherboard too, and you’ll get a little more processing power out of it vs Ivy Bridge. > **[Intel Core i3 4130 Haswell Processor](https://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i3-4130-lga-1150-haswell-dual-core-34ghz-1150mhz-gpu-34x-ratio-54w-cpu-retail)** > > Buy from Scan - Intel Core i3 4130, LGA 1150, Haswell, Dual Core, 3.4GHz, 1150MHz GPU, 34x Ratio, 54W, CPU, Retail ---
**Author:** ![Daily\_Crisis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/daily_crisis/32/15454_2.png) [@Daily\_Crisis](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Daily_Crisis)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/17 "2013-10-02T18:45:11Z")
> [@deevey](#): > > Just FYI - if you decide to update your rig read up on the issues people have with AMD processors and Audio software first > > I’d stick with intel. Intel \> AMD any day of the week any day, and also I didn’t know that. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![DeanOakley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/deanoakley/32/15396_2.png) [@DeanOakley](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DeanOakley)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/18 "2013-10-03T08:30:46Z")
> [@makar1](#): > > Maybe a Haswell processor? That way you aren’t buying an outdated motherboard too, and you’ll get a little more processing power out of it vs Ivy Bridge. > > [Intel Core i3 4130 Haswell Processor LN52919 - BX80646I34130 | SCAN UK](http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i3-4130-s-1150-haswell-dual-core-34ghz-1150mhz-gpu-34x-ratio-retail) If I was to get that one, would the motherboards that Daily Crisis has listed still be okay? ---
**Author:** ![iambiggles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9bd4f/32.png) [@iambiggles](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/iambiggles)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/19 "2013-10-03T09:24:02Z")
If you need to replace your motherboard, processor and memory, you’d probably be better off going with one of the bundle deals offered by various companies - this way all the components are already matched and in some cases, pre-assembled (like at [overclockers.co.uk](http://overclockers.co.uk)) Can work out cheaper bang-for-buck too. ---
**Author:** ![Daily\_Crisis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/daily_crisis/32/15454_2.png) [@Daily\_Crisis](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Daily_Crisis)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957/20 "2013-10-03T09:41:30Z")
> [@iambiggles](#): > > If you need to replace your motherboard, processor and memory, you’d probably be better off going with one of the bundle deals offered by various companies - this way all the components are already matched and in some cases, pre-assembled (like at [overclockers.co.uk](http://overclockers.co.uk)) > > Can work out cheaper bang-for-buck too. Yes. Only sometimes though. And Dean, no they won’t. it’s a different socket. The mother boards I listed are Socket 1155 motherboards, and for this processor you need an 1150 Socket. [Next page](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/pc-ram-upgrade/60957.md?page=2)